The Rise and Fall of the ABA 

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Founded in 1967 American Basketball Association would only last nine years. But despite the short-lived existence of the ABA, the roots of the NBA as we recognise it today emanate as much from that nine-year period as from anything within the NBA itself.
This is the story of that enduring influence...
Told by Ryan Baldi. Henry Cooke illustrates.
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